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MDHL POWER POLL Average age is creeping up, what are your hockey goals now? Just survive the game and the days to follow. Score that goal I have always dreamed about. Hit a personal best point total. Constant on-ice improvement of course.  / View Archived Polls  / CBC Hockey  / Sportchek  / Sports Exchange  / Ice Level Sports  / Larry's Sports  / Cyclone Taylor  / Hockey Monkey Online  / Hockey Giant Online  / Scoff's Hockey Shop		//ARCHIVED POLL RESULTS
		MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/08/2022 Q: Other than hockey, what is your ideal activity during this pandemic? VOTING RESULTS: 40% Screen time (movies/shows) 30% Increased family time 10% Online poker or video games 10% At home workouts/exercise 10% Professional development Editors' Note: Whatever it is, just play safe!  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/15/2020 Q: What age do you figure to hang up the skates? VOTING RESULTS: 52% Just bury me with my skates. 24% My early fifties... 14% k 10% My late fifties... 0% My forties...  MDHL POWER POLL @ 11/30/2012 Q: What makes a good captain in your view? VOTING RESULTS: 69% Fair and balanced character. 21% Vocal, on and off the ice. 5% Best mad skillz of course. 5% Win at all costs attitude.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 08/31/2011 Q: What is your recommended pre-game ritual for maximum on-ice performance? VOTING RESULTS: 52% Nap / rest 44% Light activity and stretching 4% Energy drinks 0% Music / visualization  MDHL POWER POLL @ 03/19/2011 Q: Should the MDHL consider an off-season roller hockey series during the summer months? VOTING RESULTS: 37% Yes, sounds like fun, where to I sign up? 21% No, I see enough of you meatheads all season already. 21% Depends on the time/venue/cost. 21% Forget rollerhockey, find me another weekly activity to consider.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 09/23/2010 Q: Do Kent's mysterious red energy balls enhance your game? VOTING RESULTS: 50% Kent? Who's Kent? 30% Not really sure, I guess so. 10% No, it's snake oil! 10% Yes, without a doubt.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 08/12/2010 Q: Should the MDHL continue to use the (free) BLUE and RED assigned jerseys? VOTING RESULTS: 60% No 35% Yes 5% Doesn't matter  MDHL POWER POLL @ 04/05/2010 Q: Would you like to hear music played DURING our MDHL games? VOTING RESULTS: 52% Yes, as long as it's not too loud. 29% No, too distracting. 19% Yes, crank it up!  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/24/2010 Q: Other than Canada, who's got the best Olympic hockey squad? VOTING RESULTS: 39% USA 33% Sweden 22% Russia 6% Finland 0% Czech Republic  MDHL POWER POLL @ 02/16/2008 Q: What's your most likely reason to miss (sub out) of a game? VOTING RESULTS: 34% Injury/illness 31% Random causes 21% Conflicting social events 14% Work related  MDHL POWER POLL @ 02/09/2008 Q: Favourite spectator sport (besides hockey)? VOTING RESULTS: 62% Football 15% MMA 15% Soccer 4% Basketball 4% Baseball  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/19/2008 Q: Who's the greatest Canuck in the history of the franchise? VOTING RESULTS: 60% Pavel Bure 33% Trevor Linden 7% Markus Naslund 0% Roberto Luongo 0% Stan Smyl  MDHL POWER POLL @ 06/05/2007 Q: Most notable (and current) Vancouver sports achievement? VOTING RESULTS: 68% '07 Memorial Cup Champs 28% '06 Grey Cup Champs 4% 06/07 NHL Northwest Division Champs 0% '06 USL-1 Soccer Champs Editors' Note: Memorial Cup victories are rare indeed, we concur!  MDHL POWER POLL @ 03/29/2007 Q: Who is your favourite Russian ex-Canuck? VOTING RESULTS: 65% Bure 23% Mogilny 13% Larionov 0% Krutov 0% Chubarov Editors' Note: No votes for Krutov "the twinkie lover"?!  MDHL POWER POLL @ 02/07/2007 Q: What's your favourite hockey tourney to watch? VOTING RESULTS: 63% Stanley Cup 22% Olympics 11% World Cup 4% World Juniors 0% Memorial Cup Editors' Note: Hard to beat the Stanley Cup when you have intense hockey for a few months in duration!  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/10/2007 Q: Which network do you prefer for hockey broadcasts? VOTING RESULTS: 62% CBC 24% Sportsnet 11% TSN 3% NBC 0% Versus Editors' Note: CBC, a historic staple and widely accessible… so no doubt there.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 12/03/2006 Q: Which hockey movie would you recommend? VOTING RESULTS: 59% Slapshot 24% Youngblood 9% Mystery, Alaska 4% The Rocket 3% Miracle Editors' Note: Slapshot, an oldie but a goodie. Anyone seen Slapshot 2?  MDHL POWER POLL @ 09/17/2006 Q: At this stage of your playing career, what are you expecting? VOTING RESULTS: 53% On the rise; I've got game and on fire still! 24% Hit a plateau; same old same old. 16% Declining fast; my best days are behind me. 7% Unpredictable; I'm up or down depending on the wind. Editors' Note: Likely correlates with your age at this point of in time.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 07/04/2006 Q: So what's your favourite off season activity? VOTING RESULTS: 47% Golf and summer sports 25% Motorcycle riding 16% Just rest and relaxation 8% Cheap wine and hookers 4% Professional coach potato Editors' Note: To each their own…  MDHL POWER POLL @ 04/09/2006 Q: Who's your prediction for the 05/06 Stanley Cup Champs? VOTING RESULTS: 45% Detroit 23% Dallas 18% Ottawa 9% Carolina 6% Canucks (!) Editors' Note: Carolina?! Who woulda thunk it?  MDHL POWER POLL @ 02/04/2006 Q: What's most important to you as a participant in an MDHL game? VOTING RESULTS: 38% Competition and winning, of course! 27% Just some weekend exercise/activity. 18% Personal stats or performance. 11% Improving my skating/hockey skills. 6% Social (be around friends during/after game) Editors' Note: Weekend exercise?! Where's the commitment and will to win?? LOL  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/25/2006 Q: Mid-game ice cleaning has been in effect for a while now… so what do you think? VOTING RESULTS: 45% Keep it going, for the sake of good ice and a short rest. 30% I'm indifferent, whatever. 26% Cancel the cleaning, I just want maximum playing time. Editors' Note: Ice cleaning is now cancelled due to a near-split vote (and we've had it for the first half already)…  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/20/2006 Q: What brand of skates do you wear? VOTING RESULTS: 38% Bauer 25% CCM 22% Nike 10% Easton 5% Mission 1% Graf Editors' Note: To each their own I guess, but the real question is… who has the best commercials?  MDHL POWER POLL @ 12/14/2005 Q: What is the most potent individual offensive weapon? VOTING RESULTS: 37% Sean Oye's laser-beam snap shot. 24% Travis Wong, barrelling in off the wing. 22% Anthony Chang's patented backhand deke. 11% Aaron Oye, anywhere inside a 10 foot radius. 5% Kenny Chiu's one-timer at the face-off dot. Editors' Note: Whichever your choice, they're all pretty much money in the bank.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 10/23/2005 Q: Current series is experimenting with 2 hours of ice time and 13 skaters aside… whatcha think? VOTING RESULTS: 34% It all evens out (vs. 1.5 hours with 10 guys), so no difference to me. 23% Two hours is too long for my ailing body to handle. I'm pooped. 22% Too many bodies (and ice time hogs); I don't get enough playing time! 13% It's awesome… more endurance and teammates and two hours at that! 7% Whatever happens around here is fine, I'm low maintenance. Editors' Note: We'll review the consensus and see where we go after this series concludes.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 08/23/2005 Q: No red line in MDHL games this year… so what do you think? VOTING RESULTS: 34% Faster game with lots of offensive chances no doubt. 22% Given our style and pace, won't change a thing. 21% Defence will adjust and always back off thus no difference overall. 15% A goal suck fest for the current goal sucks in our league. 7% We've been playing with a red line?? Editors' Note: Definitely more offense out there and the goal sucks aren't complaining either.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 06/09/2005 Q: Which winning strategy works best for an MDHL style game? VOTING RESULTS: 36% Stack a line with snipers and go for it. 21% Balanced attack on all lines. 21% Strong defencemen in each pairing. 15% Concentrate efforts against the other team's best players. 7% Forgetaboutit, it's the goalies that win games! Editors' Note: I guess the responsibility falls to your team captain to fulfill these prophecies.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 03/30/2005 Q: How would you prefer to celebrate for this year's 04/05 season-ending event? VOTING RESULTS: 35% Bring back the skills competition and BP pizza party! 22% Subsidized summer golf outing. 21% A special GM Place hockey game and/or open skate. 15% "Texas Hold'em" poker tourney w/ cash winnings! 8% None of the above, but how 'bout a cash rebate? :-) Editors' Note: Let's try a hold'em tourney this time around and gauge the reception…  MDHL POWER POLL @ 02/27/2005 Q: Overall (facility, location, etc), which venue do you prefer to play? VOTING RESULTS: 45% Trout Lake Community Centre 28% Richmond Ice Centre 27% Neither. How about a new location? Editors' Note: Pretty much what we've always known so this confirms our dual venue locations to split the season.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/30/2005 Q: What time do you usually go to sleep after each game? VOTING RESULTS: 34% 1AM (pretty much right when I get home). 23% 2AM (take my time and unwind a bit first). 21% 3AM (usually out for a bite after games). 14% 4AM (gotta eat AND catch a full length movie). 8% 5AM (can you say 'insomnia'?). Editors' Note: Not surprisingly, some night owls in our midst. Who the hell can get to sleep at 1AM anyways?  MDHL POWER POLL @ 01/08/2005 Q: Would you prefer to play games without a red line thus allowing two-line passes? VOTING RESULTS: 43% Yes. Let the goal sucking begin! 31% No. Play it the way it was meant to be. 26% I don't know, don't care. I have no spine to decide. Editors' Note: Question revisited from last year, but now the majority (purists) have spoken… keep the red line.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 11/28/2004 Q: Should the MDHL play games on long weekends? VOTING RESULTS: 38% Hell yes, I'm usually free to play! 26% Maybe, depends on which long weekend it is. 22% No way, I need the break and usually have plans. 14% I don't know, my long weekend plans are unpredictable at best. Editors' Note: Not enough of a majority to warrant holding games and risking too many holes in the roster.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 09/22/2004 Q: What do you think of one-piece sticks? VOTING RESULTS: 37% Worth every penny for the extra velocity. 26% My shot sucks too much to make a difference. 21% Marketing spin = waste of money! 16% Not sure… gotta try one first and let you know!  MDHL POWER POLL @ 05/14/2004 Q: When would you prefer the current 2003-04 MDHL season to conclude? VOTING RESULTS: 37% End of June. 26% End of July. 21% End of August. 16% Why stop at all? Editors' Note: Based on distribution, we'll probably maintain the current 10-game series format and see how far into the summer it takes us.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 03/28/2004 Q: What did you think of the just-finished Winter '04 series deadlock at 5 games apiece? VOTING RESULTS: 34% Stellar competition as the teams were well matched! 24% The 5-5 outcome was misleading since games were lopsided on different nights. 21% Not bad but subs and chemistry always affect the outcome anyways. 14% The series sucked but so did my play, so I can't complain. 6% A chimp coulda picked those teams but whatever... Editors' Note: Yep, always lots of variables involved in any series matchup. Remember that.  MDHL POWER POLL @ 03/01/2004 Q: How would you rate Little Al's Spring 2004 on-ice performance? VOTING RESULTS: 34% MVP numbers and great leadership... he rocks. 23% This young blood is finally maturing into a player. 21% Same old, same old... still emotional and all fired up. 15% I don't care as long as Mel still works the scoreboard! 6% Little Al? Who's Little Al? Editors' Note: Our boy is all growed up!
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